Oil-can carrier



July 6 1926.

s. J. CARHART on, CAN CARRIER Filed April 28, 1924 a Sheets-Sheet 1 Inventor Jtfarney 7 July 6, i926.

s. J. CARHART v OIL CAN CARRIER Filed April 28 1924 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 July' 6, 1926. 1,591,279

v S. J. CARHART OIL CAN CARRIER Filed April 28, 1924 t s Sheets-Slieet 2 frzventor7 Fig-5- d ziarhey' PatentediJuly 6, 1926. 7 I

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- a Application filed a rn'as, 1924, Serial m'.:*7 ,a6. 1 Reference'may' be .had to the accompanymg drawings, andthereference characters marked thereong wh ch iform apartof this specification; -Similar characters refer to similarparts in the several figures,thereinj The principal object ofthe invention ist'o provide a holderor carrierfor acan of foil; or the like which can'be readily ttached' to the running-boardjof an automobile. Other 'object'sof the invention will appear inconnectioniWith the following descrip-f V i V i thejopenings';11O "and'jll, ibutfthe material 'fronr theQOPe'ning, 9,;b'eing left attached: t its lower end to {the front wall, 2,;and; bent back f oln -at right angles to form the tion; 1

1F i'g; 1 of thedra'wings is a view in side elevation of an automobile showing 'fanoil- I can-carrier attache'd to, therunning boardp F1g. 2 is a view' in, perspective'of the] lower member .of' the base'fof the carrier? other parts of "the barrier being broken aw ayalong the broken line 2-' 2i n Fig. 5. 120 Fig. 3 isa horizontal section of the device taken 'on the'brok'en line 3-3 in' jFig. '4.

Fig.41isa view in perspective showing the carrier mounted upon a broken-away;

portion of therunning-board 'with a can locked wlthln'the carrler.

7 Fig.7 5 is a view in perspective of the carrier detached from the rimming-board,

Fig. 6 is avertic al section taken trazis-f 7, with a spring-tongue, 20, adapted to yieldversely through the running-board centrally of the carrier mounted thereon. Fig. 7 is aview similar to Fig. 6 showing a modified form of carrier embodying the V "invention. r Fig. 8. is a vertical section of the same taken longitudinallv' of the running-board on the broken line 8'8 in Fig. 7.

Fig. '9 is a. horizontal section of the same taken on the brokenline 9-9 in Fig. 7.

have shown my improved oil-can-carrier mounted upon the running-board, 1,0fan automobile. I

The carrier j comprises a. rectangular frame including a front wall, 2,.a rea-r wall,

3,- and end wa1ls,4 and 5, erected from a" forked-base having an uppermember, 6, and a lower member, 7. formed is adapted ,to embrace orengage the running-board, 1', upon which the. carrier is secured by means of bolts, 8, inserted through alined apertures in the two base members, 6 and 7 and the intervening runping-board, l, asshown in Fig. 6.

The carrier is preferably formed, as shown in- Fig. 5, of a single plate of sheet upper base mei'nb'er, 6.11" 2' The fork thus metal, "the front wall,

respectiveendfwalls, 4C 7 and 5. a

formed with. openings, 9, ,"1 O and -11,"the

sheet material being entirely.removed-from The framefi thu's formed of carrier for an'oil-can,"-12 or the like, which 7 formed by bending thesheetfmetal upwardlyat rightangles from the-'lowerfbase member, 7 the end walls, 4 and '5, "being'for1ned as wings; bent; at right i anglesi'from the j front wall, 2 and the} rear" wall, *3, being -"formed by" p general I rectangular form, andjforms arec'eptacle' or 1 1 can be inserted and rerno ved througli the i upper'open-endi'ofthe frainer I e The front wall, '2, of 'the frame is provi d e d v with an opening, 1 6, adapted" to 'recei-ve the hwy-17, ofa paidlo cl'i, 18, one memofwhiichvbow can be passedthrough the wirexhandle or bale, "19, on the thus a 7 locking thefcan tofl the 'cai'ri'er.

I prefer to form the lower base member, 5'

ingly'bear upon the underside of the run: v I

hing-board, 1', andtending to prevent vibration and rattling of the carrier-upon the i I running boardp v p I V .In Figs. 7, 8 and9, I have shown a modid m of carrierembodying the inve tion' T The upp'eribase' member, 6*,is extended and bent upwardly at right angles to form a b aclbplate, 6 lapping on the outer side, and oonnectlng together, the rear wall ity of the carrier frame Extensions of the lower end of the end 3, to which the back-plate is con-. 7

Walls, 4 and 5, arebentinwardly' at right angles to form flanges, 22, interposedfbetween the top of the running-board and the upp'erbase member, 6?, as shown in Fig. 8, p the attaching bolts, 8, passing through alined' apertures in the running-board, upper base member, 6, lower base member, 7, and the. I 7 V respectiveflanges,22, this construction serving also to reinforce-or strengthenthe' carwf rier-frame. v

I do notish to be li mitedstp;the;construe? tlOIlS shown and above describd -as, for oer changesmay be madeinthe'f i'm and arrangement of various 'partsbf" the dev'i'ee without departing from the spirit of-the;

" 1 underlying the upper member of the base.

invention.

by LettersPatent is f1. device the? class-described include;

' vlar z fram'eqezi @153 j a wallof rarneibeing o1 sai.d-'- frame: being; provided with an aperture adapted. to receive the bow of base, :sai

".= a 'pad lookg inserted through? a locking memor w the The; and

tai'n" purposes of the invention, yaerions wardly inclined" 'springi tongue and arecs v tangular framje extendinglipwardly from sairl base saicl 'frameflbeing open at the to p ends a wall of isaid frame bei ng eprovided with an aperture adapted- 1:0 receive the bow of apadloek, the rmembers of saidrbasera-ndii frame 'beingforlnedbf an integral pieceof sheet -metal. 7 1

3. A device off the class deseri bediiineluds ing .a base-forked to receive a runnmg board or; the l keand; having means; whereby it 1 can be secured to said board,end awrectangu boringw all of saidframe;

lar frame 7 extending upw-ardly from said base; said frame beingiopen at theitbp, and rawwallrof said frame being provided with an aperture. adapted to receive the bow of a p'fadl'oek;theen'd members said frame being formed at their lower ends with flanges ff; YA deviee-o fgthegclass descibed includmg a base forked to receive a running board orntheeglrkey and havingameans whereby 1t ean be-seeured to said bdard 1and=a reotangu 1 j lae'r frame extending-'u'p-war (11yfroinsald' base," said frame bein -(sp w at theitopi and l a wall-bf said fra mebeingprovided with an aperture? fadzqited :to: receive the bow of? a padlock,"- being formed flanges underlyingthe upper the 'endm'embers of; said il a-H16 1 at; their lower ends with V memberjof-the base said-f flanges? and b the 1 members of the tures.

5.. Adevioe of jthe class. deser ibed' bearseouredrto'saidboarth and arejctangiilaii' ture I adapted to receive "the bo-w of 'a' padframe extending upward1yv fromisaid; base; sa d-frame being-open at the top, and a wall of said framebemg: provided with an aper- V 10ck,gthe; upper, member of saidba'se being extendedupwardlyqand secured to the neigh- In testimonywhereof,

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1 i1a mmma my hand this Qnddayof'Febnuary, 1924i. 3 a 

